| − | Brokaw covered the attacks on [[September 11th, 2001]] and the wars in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]. He traveled to both Afghanistan, to witness the United States struggle against [[Al-Qaeda]], and later to Iraq to witness the new elections after the fall of Saddem. In 2004, the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, he was the only anchor to report from Normandy. He also did exclusive interviews with President [[George W. Bush]] and former French President [[Jacques Chirac]] during his trip. While anchor of the networks main news show, Brokaw also wrote books documenting the generation of [[World War Two]], he also helped in the production of documentaries covering a wide variety of areas. On December 1st, 2004, at the age of 64 and after more then 21 years as anchor, Brokaw stepped down from NBC Nightly News and was replaced by [[Brian Williams]]. NBC Nightly News remained a steady first for the majority of Brokaw's tenure as anchor with an average of ten million viewers<ref> http://www.tv.com/tom-brokaw/person/117017/biography.html</ref>. Brokaw continues work with NBC News, and plans on continuing to do so for the next ten years. He continues reporting and producing documentaries for the network as well as appearing on shows on MSNBC and NBC. | + | Brokaw covered the attacks on [[September 11th, 2001]] and the wars in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]. He traveled to both Afghanistan, to witness the United States struggle against [[Al-Qaeda]], and later to Iraq to witness the new elections after the fall of Saddem. In 2004, the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, he was the only anchor to report from Normandy. He also did exclusive interviews with President [[George W. Bush]] and former French President [[Jacques Chirac]] during his trip. While anchor of the networks main news show, Brokaw also wrote books documenting the generation of [[World War Two]], he also helped in the production of documentaries covering a wide variety of areas. On December 1st, 2004, at the age of 64 and after more then 21 years as anchor, Brokaw stepped down from NBC Nightly News and was replaced by [[Brian Williams]]. NBC Nightly News remained a steady first for the majority of Brokaw's tenure as anchor with an average of ten million viewers<ref> http://www.tv.com/tom-brokaw/person/117017/biography.html</ref>. Brokaw continues work with NBC News, and plans on continuing to do so for the next ten years. He occasionally appears on Niglty news, MSNBC, and documentaries that he produces. |